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Mechanical Analysis Blog

CFD, Giving Our Prototype Machinists a Break
Computational fluid dynamics, of CFD, was a central focus of recent industry events, and I find the topic keeps cropping up in mil/aero discussions of late. In fact, CFD simulation tools are increasingly being employed by military prime contractors (aka, primes) to meet contract requirements, such as survivability in extreme environments and temperatures, … Read More

I really enjoyed both of the Web Seminars on heat sinks; Heatsink 101 presented by Alexandra Francois-Saint-Cyr and Heatsink 201 presented by Dr. John Parry. I was especially interested in a couple of equations presented in Heatsink 101 that estimated h (convective heat transfer coefficient) and minimum fin spacing. The equations were derived from a Flat Plate in Parallel Flow theory but were simplified … Read More